Attachment for type-writers.



G. E'. MALLUTE.

ATTACHMENT TOR TYPE WRITERS..

APPLICATION FILD 00119, T91@ Eatented, July 31, 19H1 Cri GERTRUDE ETHEL MALLETTE, OF JUNEAU, TERBTORY 0F ALASKA.

ATTACHMENT FOR TYPE-WRITERS Specication of Letters Patent.

Patente d July 3i., l @l L application led October 19, 1916, Serial No. 126,587.

To all vtrimm t may concern le it hnown that l, GERTRUDE E. MAL- Lnrf'n, a citizen of the United States, re aidiinq t Juneau, in the first division ot' the lerrni ot Alaskan` hare iniientcd certain new and uset'ul improvements in Attachments tor Type-illritersot which the :tollowing is a specification. i

My inyention relates to an improvement in attachments for typewriters, and is used in writing cards such as are employed in carddndex and tiling systems, and for any other purpose.

The object'of my invention is to provide an attachment by which the card will be automatically fed into and discharged from the typewriter, eliminating any necessity tor the operator ot' the typewriter to handle the card.

l attain this object by the mechanism which is illustrated in the accompanying drawingl in which- Figure l is a cross section of the device taken along the line l, 1 of Fig'. i2;

Fig. Q is a front elevation ot the card conreyer g A Fig. 3 is a cross section ot the Card conreyer taken along the line 3, 3, of Fig. 2; and

Fig. et is a top plan View ot the card feeder box.`

r1he cards A, haring* -been previously packed with a narrow paper tape B folded baci; and t'orth nnder and over each card as shown in Fie'. l, are placed in feeder box C. The and ot tiie tape B, which has been folded with sul'licient length at the bottom ot' the card pack, is drawn through the opening D ot box C, Fig. 1, passed under the platen E ot' the typewriter, as the platen is turned,

' and over the scale F.

fis typewriter platen lll .is rem vred, as on any typewriter. tape l, being folded about card fr. draws the same 'from teeder bof; C through the opening l) and into 'the typewriter, where it is rolled under the platen ld into a writing' position, above. the scale. l?.

,its writing` proceeds, the card, ladranced by the operation ot the typewriter spacer, enters the guides G ot the discharge conyeyer and beingr held in contact with the platen by thel pressure rollers lil, is raised nntil it passes between the rollers il and l ot' the discharge conreyer, which litt the card from the typewriter. The card continues to risc as the platen is turned, until it is taken by the rollers L and M, carried up and discharged into the top of 'feeder box C.

The process is continuous, one card zitter another being drawn up by the tape troni the feeder box into the typewriter, 'turnez` through the typewriter' as the writing proceeds, and discharged from the typewriter by the card conreyer to the feeder box.

The roller N is supported on a spindle l) which bears at the ends in extensions Q ot the card eonveyer guides (i. Rollers J and li aresupported in a like manner, on similar spindles bearing at the ends in similar extensions ot' the card, coni'eif'er guides. llollers N, .l and L are provided with annular grooves for flexible bands or belts, so that roller N, held in Contact with the typewriter platen E, by the weight ot' the card conveyor, is rotated as the platen is turned, and drives the roller l by means ot the band lx running in the roller grooves. driresroller L by means of band S.

The 'feeder bol: C is attached to any typewriter by means of the metal slips T and ll. The spring-clip V directs the card to thc 'typewriter as it leaves the feeder box. fthe lower edges ot'the card conveyer guides tt are curved to direct the card into the guides' ot'V the conreyer as the card mores trom the typewriter'. The upper ends of the conveyer lguides are curved to direct the card trein the conveyor to the teeder box.

rlhe legs lV of the card conveyor are ont and shaped as shown to rest on and grip the lower scale X oi" the typewriter and are oilsct as shown in Fig. 2 to accommodate the typewriter mechanism so that .the card may be written close to its ends.

l claim:

l. ln a typewriter the combination with a platen, a container, cards in said container, and a tape i'olded bet-woon said cards and adapted to be received under said ilaten, whereby the rotation oit the platen wil draw the cards into writing position on said platen.

2. ln a typewriter the combination with aI platen, oit acontainer supported above said platen, cards in .said container, and a tape folded between said cards and positioned under said platen so that rupon the rotation ot the platen., the cards will be drawn into writing` position thereon i il. ln a tj-'pewriter the combination with a platen, a container, cards in ,said container,

Y e said 3 v. E mdepemlent el een?. meer; menne. jgesl'med en eens:z and men-ne e'r actuat- L leans so 'Feat upon ne comflmg ou Sad, it WIM pass ug meme by engegemen e En e ypewel', J'he comanefton with a gieten, an@ means for feeding the cards to aid pieten, of card delivering means d in dos@ plexmjf o said platen, eiveng means consisting of a guide em? en ihe paten so as i0 4,d and plevidefl diere? en@ meme e peen and co- A momecal "ecL to be attached to the jy'pee 'eded beween he Cards und lieten for feeding he and means im delivering the fen back into the recep- 7. zj'pewe the combination W'h platen, of Sers, means for :feeding the Ce'ds L15 l, amd means 'fof deli-vering the @mue 'Llem the pieten eempnemg e gulde fum he paen, addi'one 5 el-ee carried by sa guide Stien Toler in engegemen f f and drzfng means between mh said p11 L Sad 1 came will be cerf-sled from said platen.

ef'rP-er, e iape folded beween the cards and 5v "io, e uner said plnen for feeding the i Hers Cavle by said guide frame, addi- 'onn co-eetng roes carried by said guide frame and a 'eton roller in engagement *with seid platen, and driving means between 

